Can my girlfriend’s employer fire her if I proposed to her while she is working?

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Can my girlfriend’s employer fire her if I proposed to her while she is working?

I need to know because I was going to propose to her but her supervisor said she’d fire my girlfriend on the spot if I proposed to her while she was working.

Asked on September 17, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, North Dakota

Answers:

M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

Actually, your girlfriend's employer can do this. The fact is that most employment relationships are "at will". This means that an employee can work for an employer or not. However it also means that an employer can hire/fire, promote/demote, increase/decrease salary/hours and impose most any other terms or conditions that it sees fit. This includes discharging an employee under the circumstances that you have outlined. Bottom line, an employer can fire an employee for any reason or no reason at all. 

This is true unless, an employee's termination violates existing company policy, an employment contract or union agreement. Also, if some form of actionable discrimination is a factor in the dismissal, that would be against the law.

 


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